CT drug and alcohol abuse counselor defrauded Medicaid of over $670K

CT drug and alcohol abuse counselor defrauded Medicaid of over $670K

A Connecticut drug and alcohol abuse counselor has received a one-year federal prison sentence for submitting fraudulent claims to Medicaid for counseling sessions that were never rendered. Shawn Tyson, 55, of Bloomfield, was sentenced Tuesday by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 12 months and one day in prison followed by three years of supervised release, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut…